1.
bleeding, hemorrhage
The flow of blood from a wound or internal injury. Also used figuratively to mean a significant financial loss.
傷口から出血している。
It's bleeding from the wound.
出血が止まらないので病院に行った。
The bleeding wouldn't stop, so I went to the hospital.
大量出血で命が危ない状態だったが、手術で助かった。
The patient's life was in danger due to massive hemorrhaging, but surgery saved them.
Compound of 出 (to come out) + 血 (blood). Primarily a medical term but commonly used in everyday speech.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 出血する (to bleed)
- 出血が止まる (the bleeding stops)
- 出血を止める (to stop the bleeding)
- 大量出血 (massive bleeding)
- 内出血 (internal bleeding)
- 出血多量 (excessive blood loss)
- 出血サービス (selling at a huge loss — figurative)
USAGE NOTES:
The figurative expression 出血サービス or 出血大サービス means selling at a drastic loss, used in advertising and business contexts to emphasize extreme discounts.
Related Words
Homophone:
出欠